60NYT > Dedric Wardtopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/dedric_ward/index.html?rss=1News about Dedric Ward, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 14:24:49 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comWard, an Ex-Jet, Signs With Patriotshttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/sports/plus-pro-football-ward-an-ex-jet-signs-with-patriots.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDedric Ward signed with the New England Patriots yesterday. Ward was released by the Miami Dolphins this winter after two seasons. Before that, he spent four seasons with the Jets, starting every game in 2000 and establishing career highs with 54...Fri, 23 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/23/sports/plus-pro-football-ward-an-ex-jet-signs-with-patriots.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDolphins Sign Dedric Wardhttp://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/18/sports/plus-pro-football-dolphins-sign-dedric-ward.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Miami Dolphins have agreed to a two-year contract with wide receiver Dedric Ward, the player's agent, Stephen Hayes, said yesterday. The signing reunites Ward with quarterback Ray Lucas, who also left the Jets as a free agent and signed for three...Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/18/sports/plus-pro-football-dolphins-sign-dedric-ward.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJets' Ward Starts to Put Pieces Togetherhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/29/sports/pro-football-jets-ward-starts-to-put-pieces-together.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThey played together for a year at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They went to Northern Iowa University and played together on the Division I-AA team when the receiver was a freshman and the quarterback was a senior. The quarterback...By FRANK LITSKYWed, 29 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/29/sports/pro-football-jets-ward-starts-to-put-pieces-together.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSports of The Times; Ward Proves He's Big Enough for Expanded Rolehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/04/sports/sports-of-the-times-ward-proves-he-s-big-enough-for-expanded-role.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEVER since Keyshawn Johnson departed to Tampa Bay in a flurry of contract demands, the question has hovered over the Jets: could Al Groh and Dedric Ward justify the deal? Groh for being willing to trade a Pro Bowl wide receiver. Ward for being his...By DAVE ANDERSONMon, 04 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/04/sports/sports-of-the-times-ward-proves-he-s-big-enough-for-expanded-role.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWard Battles Brisby and Questions of His Sizehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/22/sports/pro-football-ward-battles-brisby-and-questions-of-his-size.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssVincent Brisby had no sooner signed his contract with the Jets last week than the speculation began. Just how long would it take him, a 6-foot-3-inch veteran who learned much of the Jets' offensive system in New England under the former Jets...By JUDY BATTISTATue, 22 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/22/sports/pro-football-ward-battles-brisby-and-questions-of-his-size.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSports of The Times; Ward Hopes To Step Past 'The Trade'http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-ward-hopes-to-step-past-the-trade.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTHERE was a day last week at Jets camp when Dedric Ward, the Jets' fourth-year wide receiver, was in a quiet, but upbeat, mood. Al Groh, the Jets' first-year head coach, had officially named Ward as the Jets' starting wide receiver alongside Wayne...By WILLIAM C. RHODENSat, 19 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-ward-hopes-to-step-past-the-trade.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJets' Ward Is Growing Into Role as Receiverhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/sports/pro-football-jets-ward-is-growing-into-role-as-receiver.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEven in this quietest of training camps, Keyshawn Johnson still hovers over the Jets, every view of the wide receivers infused with a comparison to the exiled star who seems to have grown mythically tall since his departure. If the corps of...By JUDY BATTISTAFri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/sports/pro-football-jets-ward-is-growing-into-role-as-receiver.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWard, Hayes And Johnson Get Jet Pactshttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/10/sports/football-ward-hayes-and-johnson-get-jet-pacts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Jets may still have plans to acquire a high-profile, veteran free-agent wide receiver, like Cincinnati's Carl Pickens, but yesterday, they made the expected move, awarding Dedric Ward a new, one-year contract. The team also signed running back...By BILL PENNINGTONWed, 10 May 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/10/sports/football-ward-hayes-and-johnson-get-jet-pacts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLooking for Big Play, Jets Give Ward Punt-Return Jobhttp://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/23/sports/pro-football-looking-for-big-play-jets-give-ward-punt-return-job.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJust as he is trying to learn to make the kinds of plays the Jets need to break out of their potentially disastrous 0-2 start, wide receiver Dedric Ward discovered today that he is also going to return punts Sunday against the Washington Redskins. ...By GERALD ESKENAZIThu, 23 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/23/sports/pro-football-looking-for-big-play-jets-give-ward-punt-return-job.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWith Chrebet Out, Jets Hoping Subs Will Catch On Fasthttp://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/sports/pro-football-with-chrebet-out-jets-hoping-subs-will-catch-on-fast.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNow the Jets will find out about their depth. For the first six weeks of the season, they will be without Wayne Chrebet, their 1,000-yard receiver, who broke a bone in his left foot Friday during the Jets' final preseason game, a 38-17 victory...By GERALD ESKENAZISun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/sports/pro-football-with-chrebet-out-jets-hoping-subs-will-catch-on-fast.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss